ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
H68 Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction
All 28 codes in the H68 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
28
Can lead a claim
21
Cannot lead a claim
7
What CMS assigns to H68
21 of the 28 codes group to MMTA - Other; 7 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 28 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 21 of the 28 can lead a claim.
Every code in H68
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H68.0 Eustachian salpingitis | ||||
| H68.00 Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis | ||||
| H68.001 | Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, right ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.002 | Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, left ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.003 | Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.009 | Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| H68.01 Acute Eustachian salpingitis | ||||
| H68.011 | Acute Eustachian salpingitis, right ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.012 | Acute Eustachian salpingitis, left ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.013 | Acute Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.019 | Acute Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| H68.02 Chronic Eustachian salpingitis | ||||
| H68.021 | Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, right ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.022 | Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, left ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.023 | Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.029 | Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| H68.1 Obstruction of Eustachian tube | ||||
| H68.10 Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube | ||||
| H68.101 | Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.102 | Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.103 | Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.109 | Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| H68.11 Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube | ||||
| H68.111 | Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.112 | Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.113 | Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.119 | Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| H68.12 Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube | ||||
| H68.121 | Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right earCMS: Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, right ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.122 | Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left earCMS: Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, left ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.123 | Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateralCMS: Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, bilateral | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.129 | Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified earCMS: Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, unsp ear | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| H68.13 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube | ||||
| H68.131 | Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right earCMS: Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, right ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.132 | Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left earCMS: Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, left ear | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.133 | Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateralCMS: Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, bilateral | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| H68.139 | Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified earCMS: Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, unsp ear | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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